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On Tumblr, you're limited to the features that each theme has, and many of them are different. If you're willing to spend some money, there are some awesome Tumblr themes, but depending on your needs and budget, you'll quickly find that free ones with a unique look and useful features aren't as easy to find as you hoped.
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Windows has always had an active community of enthusiasts who customize everything about it, including its desktop theme. Although Microsoft tries to prevent this, Windows 8's desktop can be themed just like Windows 7's. We've covered tweaking your Windows 8 PC's appearance before, but you can go much farther than just changing the desktop theme's colors.
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Whichever way you look at it, Windows 8 has been a controversial release. The latest version of Microsoft’s domestic operating system has built in touch and no Start button on the Desktop view, something that has led many to avoid it. This is a shame as beyond the Start screen and Charms bar, things run pretty much as they always did. One area in which Windows 8’s Desktop isn’t quite the same as Windows 7, however, is in the selection of themes.
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Does your Windows 8 system look too bland with the default settings? You can customize it in a variety of ways, changing a variety of backgrounds and colors -- whether on the Start screen, lock screen, or desktop. Your Windows 8 system can be a subdued interface with dark colors and muted backgrounds, a tableau of bright colors and colorful flowers, or anything in between.
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If you're like me, you've long looked for and failed to find the perfect Chrome theme. It might exist, somewhere out there in the densely populated Chrome Web Store, but I never did find it. So I made my own. With "My Chrome Theme", a free plugin from Google, you can upload your own photos, choose your own color scheme and even share your personal theme with anyone. It's quick, and you'll finally have the theme you were looking for.
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The sites here offer several black and white, simple Tumblr themes for you to display your work. Also, most of the themes are free! Granted, there are a few paid selections, but the free ones are every bit as good as the paid versions. They are clean, simple Tumblr themes that aren't distracting and are, for the most part, black and white. With that said, you'll have a lot of options to play around with them, and if you choose to modify them a little, there's a bit more of a free reign. Let's look through them.
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Set up your media center exactly the way you want it. Aeon Nox 3.5 is the most recent version of what is perhaps the best theme for XBMC, and it is a rare combination: beautiful and customizable. Impressed? Keep reading and I'll show you how this all works – and where you can find it.
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Ever had a time in your life where you really needed to put together an impressive presentation? We've all been in that type of situation! Sure, a lot of templates exist, but sometimes they either don't look that great or they aren't as functional as we'd like them to be. However, with the template set for Powerpoint and Keynote – Slidevana – you get amazing graphics and legitimate functionality. Fortunately, MakeUseOf was able to get its hands on a copy of Slidevana to review, and we're giving 25 copies worth $2500 away for free!
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Mac OS X is already a very beautiful operating system. Perhaps that's why it's so hard to customize its interface elements, especially compared to other operating systems. It's easy to understand where they're coming from, if you want to keep the average Mac computer from looking like one of the old MySpace profiles. On the other hand, sometimes it's nice to be able to put your own touch on the look of your computer.
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Most of us spend many hours on the web, browsing websites and prominently ignoring the looks of our web browser, which is fine since they usually don't effect changes in our browsing behavior, in contrast to extensions and addons. However, much like changing your wallpaper, dressing up your browser might just brighten your day and even revive your attachment to your favorite browser or computer.
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As an avid Linux user I know quite well how customizable my desktop really is. Whether it comes to the desktop shell, or the window borders, or the menu colors, or even the icon theme, all of it can usually be changed pretty easily. I've also gone over plenty of Gnome Shell themes, such as Faience or Alternative. But when it comes to overall themes, usually known as Gnome or GTK themes, there aren't nearly as many that are covered. So, we're about to fix that.
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Most of us probably access Twitter via a computer or mobile client instead of visiting the actual profile pages of contacts. Nevertheless it's still useful to spruce up the background of your Twitter homepage with a little awesomeness, and nowadays you don't have to turn to Photoshop or InDesign to create your fancy layout.
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You’re probably familiar with browser extensions, but there are many other ways to customize your browser and tweak websites. The web isn’t a one-way, passive medium – you have the ability to remix websites you view on the fly, adding features or changing their look. Each of these methods has its own advantages and drawbacks.
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I simply love how customizable Linux really is. You can transform just about anything and get a completely different desktop while still running Linux. For a fanboy like me, it's a thing of beauty. Speaking of beauty, there are so many different Gnome Shell themes and GTK themes in existence, that it’s downright awesome. One of those themes is called Hope.
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Over the years XBMC’s skins have evolved from being functional to beautiful and the latest release, codenamed “Eden”, adds even more polish. Downloading and installing these skins is all taken care of from within XBMC itself, so the hardest part of this process is deciding which skin is right for you. Here are my personal favorites for this latest release.
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